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The Stress & Motivated Behavior Institute (SMBI) in collaboration with the Tactical Behavior Research Laboratory (TBRL) of the Combat Capabilities Development Command Armaments Center (CCDC-AC) of the Picatinny Arsenal in Northern New Jersey has a postdoctoral opening immediately available. The postdoctoral fellow will be under the supervision of Richard J. Servatius, Ph.D., Director of the SMBI. The primary research studies involve military performance in virtual reality train scenarios with the goal to optimize performance while accounting for individual differences in reactivity, vigilance, and inhibitory control. The research study integrates neuropsychological and personality scales, neurocognitive assessments, psychophysiology, and biological endpoints. Primary data collection will be at the state-of-the-art facilities at TBRL. The successful candidate must: be independently motivated, be able to work in collaboration with others, have experience in human research, have a high degree of attention to detail, and be able to communicate clearly and write well. The candidate must be meet criteria for government hire (citizenship, background check). Interested candidates will provide a letter of interest, a c.v., and two letters of support to richard.servatius@va.gov .

The Department of Psychology at Carleton College invites applications for a tenure-track position, beginning September 1, 2019, at the rank of assistant professor (Ph.D. required). We are looking for candidates with a Ph.D. and enthusiasm about teaching in a liberal arts college environment. We are particularly interested in candidates committed to teaching a diverse student body. Carleton is committed to developing its faculty to better reflect the diversity of our student body and American society. Women and members of minority groups are strongly encouraged to apply.
Candidates should have a strong research and teaching background in health psychology and neuroscience, preferably with an interest in behavioral neuroimmunology. Teaching responsibilities will include teaching introductory psychology, a mid-level health psychology course with accompanying laboratory, a mid-level behavioral neuroscience course with accompanying laboratory, an upper-level seminar in neuroscience, a first-year seminar, and supervising undergraduate research. Candidates should have a robust research program that can include undergraduate researchers.
To apply, please visit the Carleton College Web site at https://jobs.carleton.edu and submit an online application, including a letter of application, CV, a statement of teaching philosophy along with evidence of teaching ability, and a description of research interests and productivity. In addition, please submit contact information for three letters of reference to be uploaded to the website. The deadline for applications is April 15.

Position Description
The Department of Population Health at NYU Langone Health is seeking a Postdoctoral Fellow with expertise in developmental science to work with Dr. Clancy Blair, Bezos Family Foundation Professor of Population Health, on a research project examining the development of self-regulation in children in predominantly low-income, non-urban communities in the US. The position entails working with a research team and assisting with the management, analysis, and preparation for publication of data collected in a large, federally-funded longitudinal study. The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong skills in generating and testing hypotheses regarding biological and social influences on development from birth through early adolescence. The position entails a leadership role in authorship of research manuscripts, posing and testing key questions and conducting quantitative analyses using a range of analytic approaches, such as mixed linear modeling, latent growth modeling, and econometric approaches. The position may also involve opportunities for the design and implementation of research protocols for planned new data collection.
Qualifications
Candidates are expected to have completed a Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology or related discipline by the time of their appointment, to have strong analytical skills for quantitative data, excellent writing and communication skills, and the ability to work independently as well as part of a team in a research environment.
Application Instructions
Please email alexandra.bennett2@nyulangone.org with:
Letter of interest including a statement of research
Curriculum vita
Three representative publications
Names and contact information for three individuals who can be contacted for a reference.
Salary is commensurate with experience. Only candidates selected for further consideration will be contacted.
N YU Langone Health is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to diversity and inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration without regard to race, color, gender identity or expression, sex, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender dysphoria, national origin, age, religion, creed, disability, marital or parental status, citizenship status, military and veteran status, genetic information or any other factor which cannot lawfully be used as a basis for an employment decision.

Research Project "Function of emotional mimicry and physiological linkage”. Across human evolution, trust has enabled groups and institutions to cooperate, function, and prosper. However, within groups and institutions, individuals also need to be prepared to detect non-cooperators and withhold trust, in order to avoid exploitation and betrayal. To tackle this evolutionary exchange problem, humans rely on phylogenetically old mechanisms that help them make quick and accurate evaluations of another’s emotions and intentions. One such mechanism is mimicry, which occurs at different levels (e.g. body, face, physiology). The question of what purpose mimicry serves is one of the most perplexing unanswered questions in psychology. What is mimicry good for? By taking into account differences in empathy, this project aims to investigate the boundaries of the automated response that constitutes mimicry, by studying different forms of mimicry and their impact on social decisions during dyadic interactions in diverse social contexts. Despite overlapping interests, psychologists and biologists have generally diverged in their approaches to emotional expressions and depend on different conceptual frameworks. This project takes an integrative, multi-method approach to investigate what is expressed and mimicked during two-person interactions and whether mimicry contribute to social decisions. To that extent, a broader than typical palette of expressions will be investigated, taken from the psychology as well as from the primatology literature (e.g. facial expressions, blush, eye contact, pupil dilation, tears, yawning, scratching etc.). This project is supported by an ERC Starting grant to Dr Mariska Kret (Leiden University). The project will run in parallel with ongoing projects in the CoPAN lab, directed by Dr Mariska Kret ( www.mariskakret.com ; see the Copan Leiden Facebook page). The research group participates in the Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition, an interfaculty center for interdisciplinary research on brain and cognition ( www.libc-leiden.nl ).
Key responsibilities
Literature study, hypothesis-driven development and execution of experimental studies in the field of emotion (eye-tracking, psychophysiology, economic games);
Report results at conferences and in at least four international peer-reviewed journals;
Supervise BSc and MSc thesis projects;
Work in a team and participate in the Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition (LIBC);
ERC-grant-related administration (e.g. progress reports).
Selection criteria
Master degree in psychology or related field;
Experience with psychophysiological methods;
Excellent English writing skills (online TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) (TOEFL-iBT) of at least 90 or equivalent test);
Technical skills;
Knowledge of multilevel statistics and/or machine learning/random forests and/or network analyses;
Programming experience (e.g., Matlab, R, e-prime);
Broad scientific interest beyond own field (e.g., evolutionary psychology, primatology, human-computer interactions, Virtual Reality etc.). Open-minded.
Our organisation The Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences comprises four institutes: Education and Child Studies, Political Science, Psychology and Cultural Anthropology & Development Sociology. The Faculty also includes the Centre for Science and Technology Studies. The Faculty is home to 5,000 students and 600 members of staff. Our teaching and research programmes cover diverse topics varying from adoption to political behaviour. For more information, see http://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/social-behavioural-sciences .
Terms and conditions The appointment will initially be for 12 months and if evaluated positively extended with 3 years and must lead to the completion of a PhD thesis. The salary ranges from €2,325 gross per month in the 1st year up to €2,972 gross per month in the 4th year based on a fulltime employment in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities. A part-time position is possible as well. The preferred starting date is the 1st of June 2019. Earlier is not possible, up to 4 months later is discussable.
Leiden University offers an attractive benefits package with additional holiday (8%) and end-of-year bonuses(8.3 %), training and career development and sabbatical leave. Our individual choices model gives you some freedom to assemble your own set of terms and conditions. For international spouses we have set up a dual career programme. Candidates from outside the Netherlands may be eligible for a substantial tax break. More at https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/working-at/job-application-procedure-and-employment-conditions . Diversity Leiden University is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from members of underrepresented groups.
Information Enquiries can be made to Dr Mariska Kret, email m.e.kret@fsw.leidenuniv.nl .
Applications Please submit online your application no later than 7 of April 2019 via the blue button in our application system . Applicants should submit a letter of interest accompanied by a CV and at least two recommendation letters.
You can apply here: https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/vacatures/2019/q1/19-080-6087-phd-cognitive-psychology

Post-doctoral Fellow
Connecticut Children’s Medical Center is accepting applications for a Post-doctoral Fellow in the Center of Behavioral Health. We are especially interested in candidates with a developmental psychology background and research interests in adolescent health and development. The Post-doctoral Fellow will be expected to develop their own program of research and collaborate with other investigators at Connecticut Children’s. Collaborative opportunities also exist with the University of Connecticut Health Center, the main camps of the University of Connecticut, and the University of Connecticut School of Social work. The fellowship will provide experience in grantsmanship, project management, and manuscript preparation through collaborative work on research projects focused on adolescence and emerging adulthood, access to workshops and seminars in advanced methodology and statistics, and funds for conference travel. Interested candidates must complete an online application, including a cover letter, a statement of research interests, a CV, and at least three letters of recommendation. Applications will be reviewed as they are received until the position is filled. Questions regarding the position should be e-mailed to Christine McCauley Ohannessian at COhannessian@connecticutchildrens.org . Questions regarding the application process should be e-mailed to Brian Murray at BMurray@connecticutchildrens.org . Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.
Required Qualifications
Ph.D. in developmental psychology, human development and family studies, or a related field
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with advanced statistical modeling (e.g., SEM, HLM, growth curve modeling, time-varying effect modeling, latent class analysis)

Postdoctoral Position in Affective and Clinical/Translational Neuroscience
University of Maryland, College Park, MD
Candidates are being considered for a NIMH-funded postdoctoral position in the laboratory of Dr. Alex Shackman in the Department of Psychology at the University of Maryland at College Park ( http://shackmanlab.org/ ). The overarching mission of the lab is to have a deep impact on the fields of affective and translational neuroscience. To that end, we do our best to perform innovative studies that can lead to significant discoveries, to disseminate our discoveries as widely as possible, and to mentor trainees to become top-notch scientists. The focus of this position will be to support on-going projects aimed at understanding the neurobiology of fear and anxiety and its role in the development and maintenance of anxiety disorders, depression, substance abuse, and psychosis. A secondary focus will be on linking variation in the function of that circuitry to thoughts, feelings, and behavior in the real-world, indexed using smartphone-based ecological momentary assessment (EMA) and GPS-tracking techniques. There will be opportunities to become involved in other projects and to develop new analytic strategies. We are particularly excited about candidates with a strong background in fMRI methods or other kinds of computationally intensive signal processing (e.g. machine learning), but will also consider those with expertise in other areas of affective/cognitive neuroscience or data science/scientific programming. We want someone who is comfortable teaching themselves new techniques and who can jump right into doing science, so decent-or-better coding and statistical skills are mandatory. Applicants should have a Ph.D. in a relevant field and excellent organizational and interpersonal skills. This is a 1-year position that is renewable, contingent on performance and funding. Applicants should send a cover letter or portfolio describing relevant skills, experience, and interests— please provide concrete details about your technical contributions to past projects . Please include a current CV and contact information for 2-3 references to Dr. Shackman ( shackman@umd.edu ). Applicants will be considered until the position is filled. The University of Maryland is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative-Action Employer. Read more about the NIMH R01 project here and here . Read more about the NIDA R21 project here and here .
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University of Maryland
University of Maryland, College Park, College Park, MD, USA
Postdoc